For years our neighbors owned a Brittany. She was a beauty, friendly and sweet in temperament. This breed was originally developed in France and is considered a sporting dog, used to hunt birds, and they are also a wonderful family dog, good with kids and full of energy but gentle enough to be a house…
According to many experts, the Saluki is the oldest domesticated dog breed in the world. They were used as coursing hounds to hunt rabbits and small gazelles by the nobility of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia. They are fast, agile, and have excellent eyes. The Saluki isn’t lap dog material, not just because they weigh in…
Personally, I’ve never met a Basenji, but they are a very ancient breed of dog that traces lineage all the way back to the days of the Pharaohs in Egypt. They can be a nippy little dog so aren’t recommended for families with children unless they’ve been “child exposed” from early puppy days. A Basenji…
The Chinese Crested is a versatile dog. It conveniently comes in two versions: hairless and powderpuff. The only fur on the hairless consists of long and silky tufts that grow on the head, neck, ears, tail, and feet. The powderpuff version has a silky coat over its entire body. Dog experts are not sure how…
When I was a child, two of my best friends, (They are sisters.) owned a Samoyed. I don’t remember too much about her, except that it was a beautiful white dog and very, very soft. She had a litter of puppies, and I thought they were the cutest things I’d ever seen. (Photo by Pleple…
The very smallest breed of dog in the whole world of dogdom is the chihuahua. Named for a state in Mexico, the approximate date of their origin is so ancient that no one is absolutely sure what group of people should lay claim to the breed. From Wikipeidia, “In fact, wheeled dog toys representing both…
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where I live, farmers have a tough life. The growing season in a good year is a mere three months, often less, with frosts lasting into June and sometimes starting up again in mid-August, but we do grow very high quality hay, and also have dairy farms and some sheep farms….
As a child, my mother always had a Boston Terrier. When I was little, one of her dogs was still living, and every visit to her father – my “Granddaddy” – was also a visit with Rowdy, a rather large and grumpy brindle-and-white Boston Terrier. Rowdy loved to watch television and was particularly engrossed by…
A descendent of a cross between the Water Spaniel and Standard Poodle, the Bichon Frise is a merry little dog that originated in the Mediterranean area. Because of their pleasing personalities, they were kept as lap dogs by Spanish sailors, even when they were at sea, and, when litters arrived, the sweet little puppies were…
I haven’t yet met a Golden Retriever that I didn’t love. Yes, I know that they can be rambunctious and that one wag of the tail can sweep everything off the coffee table, but what joyous, smart, and happy dogs they are! (Sapphire Dream Photography licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0) Developed historically to be…
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